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IT FIGURES..



3 The age, in years, of a German child who gave her dad up to police after being told by her parents never to tell lies. Dieter Brauer (33), from Vreden, Germany, was hiding from the cops after fleeing when pulled over for speeding. When officers arrived at his house to arrest him after noting down his number plate, his wife Nina said her husband was not home. But three-year-old Hannah interrupted to tell the uniformed men "daddy is here" and led them to the cellar where he was hiding.

Brauer is now facing charges for speeding and driving with an expired licence.

181 The amount, in trillions of euro, for which a Malaysian man has received a phone bill. Yahaya Wahib got the bill at his home from Telekom Malaysia, telling him to pay up within 10 days or face prosecution. The bill was for the phone line of his father, who died in January, and Wahib had that line disconnected and settled the outstanding 84 ringgit (�?�19).

But Telekom Malaysia then billed him for 806,400,000,000,000.01 ringgit for calls they claim he made recently. "If the company wants to seek legal action, I'm ready to face it, " said Wahib. A company official said Telekom Malaysia was "looking into the case".

82 The age, in years, of a US woman who has been fined �?�116 for walking too slowly.

Mayvis Coyle was shuffling across a busy LA road with her cane, but could not make it to the other side before the light turned red. A motorcycle policeman approached her and issued her with a fine. A spokesman for the LAPD said the force was forced to crack down on people who improperly cross streets in an attempt to prevent accidents.

200 The number of cats treated to a fish banquet by a Chinese village to thank them for their hard work.

Residents of Sanjiang, in Guangdong province, wanted to thank the cats for eradicating rats from their farms. The village committee spent about �?�1,240 to purchase the cats which they released in about 250 acres of land to control the rats. The move was a success and villagers decided to reward the cats for the good harvest they expect this year as a result.




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